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• An actual or implied giving up of an application or invention by some positive act or failure to act within a reasonable or statutorily fixed time.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  abandonment. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Legal Terms. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  abandonment. research.hsc.unt.edu. Glossary of Patent Legal Terms. University of North Texas. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment (accessed: June 5, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "abandonment." Glossary of Patent Legal Terms. University of North Texas. 5 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment.

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